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Intel logo Core2 Duo E8500
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AMD logo Phenom X3 8550

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General information Core2 Duo E8500 Phenom X3 8550
Launched Q4 2008 Q2 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA775 AM2
Clock 3.2 GHz 0 % 2.2 GHz 31.3 %
Cores 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Threads 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 31.6 % 95 W 0 %
Performance Core2 Duo E8500 Phenom X3 8550
Overall Score 30055 0 % 28901 3.8 %
Future Proof 10 % 23.1 % 13 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 816 0 % 698 14.5 %
Single Thread Score 1318.4 0 % 830.8 37 %
Encrypting Data 1868.8 MB/s 0 % 1591.4 MB/s 14.8 %
Compressing Data 26 MB/s 0 % 21.9 MB/s 16 %
String objects sorting 3654 thousand/s 0 % 3165 thousand/s 13.4 %
Prime numbers generation 9.9 millions/s 0 % 4 millions/s 59.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 5430.6 millions/s 0 % 2846.8 millions/s 47.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 3274.7 millions/s 0 % 2432.2 millions/s 25.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core2 Duo E8500, Phenom X3 8550.

Average frames per second Core2 Duo E8500 Phenom X3 8550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 44.1 FPS 40.9 FPS
High settings 70.6 FPS 65.5 FPS
Medium settings 88.2 FPS 81.9 FPS
Low settings 110.2 FPS 102.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core2 Duo E8500 Phenom X3 8550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.4 FPS 101.4 FPS
High settings 165.5 FPS 162.2 FPS
Medium settings 206.8 FPS 202.8 FPS
Low settings 258.6 FPS 253.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 2 %
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